Neso Tents Beach Tent with Sand Anchor, Portable Canopy Sunshade - 7' x 7' - Patented Reinforced Corners

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Matthew - Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2015

Short-tempered man falls in love....

By far....the BEST sun shade I've ever owned. I've owned umbrellas and pop up canopies. But, hands down, this wins all around best choice. The concept is so simple, yet so effective. The fact that you can use beach sand for the anchor method, means you're not toting extra weight or additional supplies to secure this on the beach. It's easy to carry, super lightweight......I'll say that again, SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT. No more sweating your balls off carrying some big, cumbersome, heavy sun shade. Literally, my 5 year old could carry this in one hand. Don't think the low total weight makes this a cheap product. The poles didn't bend or feel weak or cheap. The material is stretchy and seams are well made. The wind was whipping and this thing held up fine. However, if you're an idiot, don't buy this. You want to set the "front" towards the wind (even though most of the time I was at about a 45 degree angle from the wind. Set it up facing the wind (for the most part) and it'll stay up all day. Guys umbrellas were blowing over, people's pop-ups were caving in on the sides, but ours held fast. Set up and take down is soooooo quick. Again, best sun shade by far in this category as well. Aside from all this, it looks bad ass. As soon as we'd set it up, people would start looking and pointing at it. You'd see them grabbing their smartphones to google the web address that's printed on the side. Think about it....you see a family walk on the beach and in a matter of a minute, they've got a sun shade up and functional. Worth the money. Best experience I've had ever with this. You won't be sorry. Let me further elaborate on some specifics: Set up: Spread canopy on the ground (I found aligning/stretching out the front two anchors generally was all I needed to begin). Fill these two anchors with sand. Make front taught, but also realize you want to leave a slight angle on each anchor for best support (not straight out to sides, not straight in front). Then, with the front semi-set in place, do the same for the two back anchors. Then, lock up your two poles and place one under each of the two front corners. I found about 10-12" in was ideal (tee hee). From here, it simply takes some minor positioning of the anchors and poles, but by no means should send you into a 10 minute positioning rage. In a mid to heavy wind, it helps if you bury the anchors in the sand. If you take a break from sipping your beer, you may notice that the anchor bag shows signs of dragging in the sand, this would be an indicator that burying the bag is needed. But remember, dig the hole where the bag was, not where it is or behind it, as this will loosen your setup. Again, common sense, dig hole, drop bag, cover. I did notice throughout the day that I had to make a minor tweak to a pole position or two, but I simply very slightly angled the pole AGAINST the direction it looked like it was going to fall, and voila....instant magic - a stable structure. Some reviews are blowing this up - but again, I am willing to make a no-brainer adjustment if necessary in between beers or building sandcastles. This "trade-off" of tweaking doesn't even register on my radar as it happens so infrequently and it's so minor.......compared to watching the plastic washers and spacers bust or crack off the old-style canopies in a heavy wind, killling small children as a rogue wind lifted a four-legged metal spider off the ground, or have the metal bars on the old-style just bend altogether. How many messed up, broken canopies to you see next to the trash cans on the beach? It's like a freakin' cemetery sometimes. Also, if you have a few beach chairs or little kids, this is a great little setup. It is the perfect height to fit your chairs underneath, a cooler, wagon, and small beach mat. If you're expecting to mingle while standing, or have a rave keeping your hands in the air like you just don't care, then go to a club. I also found the way the anchors spread out, creates a buffer for "your area". And, the fact that the anchor lines are black (contrasts most beach sands or other backgrounds), plus the overall really unique design that draws your eyes down to the anchor points, I have a hard time believing this will ever be a tripping hazard, unless you're drunk, trying to tan in the moonlight, or a teenager texting while walking, or a combination of the three. People on the beach also apparently feel you want to "see all that", so this anchor system at least puts them at some sort of distance where you can't see their pulse through their clothes. Take down is a breeze. Take down the poles (10 sec), dump the bags (20 sec), give it a shake, shove it in the bag. I found it was also really easy to rinse off after use. Seriously, just leaving this review makes me want to go use my Neso again.

1.0 out of 5 stars

By Frederico P. - Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019

Something seems not to be going well with just 3 days of use

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. After only 3 days of use on the beach, the product already presents faults in 3 of the 4 corners of the tent. Small holes appeared near the seams, as shown in the video I posted next to this review. This does not look good, nor does it appear to have a reasonable durability. I ask: is this within the expected? How many beach days will this tent hold until it becomes unusable, seven or maybe ten? Unbelievable... I am very suspicious and afraid that this problem will worsen very fast. If possible, I would welcome a return of the brand (NESO) on this problem and what can be done so that I will not be further harmed. Thank you.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By T. Henry - Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015

Light weight & GREAT!!

OK this tent has a bit of a learning curve but rest assured it will withstand the windy conditions of the beach. There are a few tricks that helped us keep it in place when we set it up in the wind. Make sure your poles face the windy side of the tent to keep it open to windy conditions. If you place the poles away from the wind it will buckle the tent. Burry the sand bags when setting it up, also bury the poles for a more stable pitch. I tried to set it up as directed & it only stayed up for a few min. before buckling in the wind. It is great if you bury the bags making it really tight before you pitch the tent. I highly recommend this tent for easy carrying & set up. Only negative is it takes up a large surface area because the bags have to be so far away from the canopy to work. They are an easy trip hazard. We pitched it on WINDY Fort Walton Beach - it stayed up all day with the simple set up alternatives I have shared here.

4.0 out of 5 stars

By Matt - Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2019

Withstands Strong Breeze

Just make sure to "bury" the sandbag/anchors in a small pit. Then, the wind won't move the tent. Our first setup on the beach, we noticed the wind could make the sandbag slide. If that happens, the tent falls down. However, after digging a small pit and putting the sandbag in that hole, nothing moved. We were at the beach during a day of 18mph sustained winds, and I'm sure the gusts went well beyond 30mph. The tent stayed put - even while other people's umbrellas (and one of those canopy tents) went flying down the beach! The material is soft and repels sand & water. Also, it packs down relatively light. The greatest "plus" that we noticed was the temperature difference. Underneath the tent was much cooler than the shade of a regular beach umbrella. So, all in all, we're pleased with the NESO tent. (...and lots of people asked about it; so there will probably be more of these on the beach, soon!)

3.0 out of 5 stars

By Dcravens419 - Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2019

Just Sort of Okay

I do realize I am in the minority with this opinion. I think under perfect conditions, this tent might work fine. But we rarely find perfect conditions at the beach; it's usually pretty breezy, if not outright windy. The problem occurs because the wind doesn't consistently come from the same direction. Some reviewers suggest is works great if you position your poles in the right direction. But what if that 'right direction' changes every 4 - 5 minutes, or more? Secondly, we found that you could really only sit comfortably under the tent if you were positioned in the space between the two poles Oherwise, the sides of the tent rested and flapped against your head. No amount of pulling, stretching, or configuring allowed us to achieve the same height and look as the tent in the photo. The sides were just so much lower. On a positive note, it was extremely easy and lightweight to tote, and set up was super fast.